The Sun. — London, England, 1818-09-18 00:00:00

POLITICAL SKBTCLIES. (a) (No. XIII.) L-- L- 1)- -- .... If it were possible, I should be very desirous to examine the heart of au old man, the business of whose life has pro fessedly been to make a joke of every thing the most serious, whose wit is blasphemy, and whose humour is obscenity*. There have been, I believe, some few instances of men from a certain easiness of temper, and the habit of stip portiro: particular opinions, have acquired that stoical phi losophy, which, without the aids of Religion, looks upon the close of life with the most composed tranquillity nay, al most every tore must in some degree be acquainted with those modern writers, who, being possessed with fine-spun theories of Hunan Virtue and Excellence, have, perhaps, with a well ms,aniug amd limiest sincerity, delivered them to the world. Bot such. while they supported the all-sufficiency of unaided Virtue, practised the calm duties of it. A cold constitution, which possesses but few and weak paSsions, and a strong 'con stitution, Which does not feelthe painful consequences which generally attend an intemperateindulgence of them,,are great -friends to this tranquil disposition. That insensibility which, proceeding from a corruption of the heart, deadens the feel ings of it ; or from ignorance, which shuts up its avenues; is of a very different nature, and discovers itself in idle bravado or sullen obstinacy. If the hour of Death is a scene of great awe to the Faithful, what must it be to the Doubting ? Surely, the modern Epi curean, the despiser of every thing serious, and the scoffer at every thing sacred, when Death approaches, if his heart is net as senseless as his body will shortly be, must feel the most afflicting solicitudes! And yet we are told of those who have thought mirth and witticism the proper accompaniments of it Death-bed. It may have been so : but, whatever are the examples of such a conduct, it has ever been considered by reflecting minds as the effects of folly or obduracy, and that it is truly unphilosophic in thu most boasted Philosopher t. L- B - - There is something in the very name of B— that inspires one with an idea of great talents, aind of the mis application of them. 'this man does not belie the idea. Its possesses very considerable talents, but the proofs of their misapplication do not shine on the shelves of libraries like those of his Ancestor, among the splendid writers of dein shin and sophistry; they exist only in his own insignifican The B— —Ger, in a great measure, supports him; hen st therefore he continued in it, for it will save a demand t ~on the Civil But he must certainly take his place among those who are perfectly qualified to have been the Court ervants of Charles the &cowl * There is all old man in this kingdom, who exactly an swers this description ; nevertheless, he has built a church, and adorned it with so lunch expence and taste, that it would have been a noble 111011 union of Piety, if it had been the work of Christian munificence. Whenever I consider this edifice, and its splendid decorations, I cannot help thinking, that the Founder took the same method to expose Religion, as Mrs. jr— did to laugh at her husband. It is well known, that this faretions Lady, having prevailed on the learned and now It —t R---d Divine to dress himself in a suit of Regi mentals for her private amusement, contrived to usher him, unawares, into a room fall of company, and announced him under the title of Brigmlicr 1 1 -4 Ts. The pious I,—d, however, like other religions founders, has reserved a small rotunda of a Chapel, at the very top of this church, to the private solemnities of himself and friends; revei sing the pi actice of Christians, who have sanctified Ileathe Altars liy Christian Oblations, lie has erected one ,in his Globular Oratory, where he offers up his festive sacri fives to Bacchus, and thinks, v. - id - unit doubt, that he has, in some degree, revenged the insults Jffcred to the Pantheon at P.mr• by Christian Usurpation. I-This sentiment alludes, I should imagine, to the man tier• in which the Ent.wror .dugvs , as Cesar is said to have inmeluded life. If it had been written since the death of Mr. haild hlume,it would have been equally applicable to the closing scene of that celebrated Writer. The Prince, and the Historian of Princes, went laughing out of the world : the one had conquered and governed it ;—the in her had de scribed the course of it, and endeavoured to correct its errors; and they both quitted it with a joke, as a child leaves a pastime which amuses him nn more . I really lament that our most excellent S— should po%sess the least resemblance to the Stuart race, even in the appurtenances of his train. (a) These Sketches are supposed to have been written by a Great Personage, between the years 1780 and 1784. LONDON 3 0 URN A LS. [Morning Herald, Sept. 18.] THE QUEEN. " Kay, Eight o'Clor k, Thursday Night. " Soon after the Princesses and Sir Henry Halford had re tired to rest, on Wednesday night, her Majesty became very restless, accompanied by au alarming ditlicwlty of respiration. Sit Henry Raiford, was immediately called, and fresh medi cines were administered, but with very little effect, and her Majesty passed the night without sleep. In the morning of yesterday, the Princesses rose early, and visited their afflicted Parent, and, Sir Francis Millman arriving from Pinner about eight o'clock, he and Sir Henry Halford had an immediate conference, when a Bulletin was sent off by express to the Palaces in London and at Windsor. I4er Majesty continued in the same state throughout the whole of the day, with little or no variation, and has taken ocareely any refreshment. " About twelve o'clock the Countess of Cardigan visited the Princesses, from her scat at Richmond. Her Ladyship remained at the Palace nearly two hours. After her depar ture, the Princesses walked in the Gardens, attended by Ge neral Taylor, but were recalled from their walk by the arrival of Colonel Fliggens, from London, with letters from the Duke of Gloucester. The Prince Regent arrived from Carlton honse at half-past four o'clock, and, after visiting' her Ma jesty, and conferring with the Physicians and the Princesses, hi , Royal Highness returned to Carlton-house to dinner, a little hefore six o'clock. General Taylor, Colonel Stephenson, and Sir Francis 17iltuan, dined at the table of the Princesses. Sir Henry Halford left the Palace, about four o'clock, for London- but was expected back between eight and nine." [Morning Post.] We, have the strongest reason to believe, that in conse titmice of the great and regular increase of the revenue, and the favourable appearance of political affairs with respect to a long continuance of peace, the Chancellor of the Excite um will hive it completely in his power to verify the expec tation held out by him at the close of the hot Session, that in cons, pience of his having funded so largely in the present year, he should not be under the necessity of fundin6 or of cleating any loan for the service of the next year. It is said to be filially arranged, that on the evacuation of the French territory, Which is expected to take place previous to tin: end of November next, a reduction equal to at least -sL,(l,u troops will innucdiatelyafterwards take place, in which, THE SUN. SOLEM (NIS (MERE FAISLTNI AIWEAT LONDON, FRIDAY, SEP7'E4IBER. IS, ISIS. THE QUEEN.—The Wowing is the Bulletin of ibis ctiiv " KEW PALACE, SEPT. 18. " The QUEEN has had a very bad night ; and her MAJESTY continues very much indisposed this inorn►ng. (Signed) " H. HALFORD. ' F. MILMAN." The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which were due this morning, have not arrived. We may venture posiiively to say, in confirma tion of the paragraph which we have taken from The Morning Post (it is also in The New Times), and which we insert in our department consisting of daily Extracts from the LONDON JOURNALS, that our Revenue continues wi!h rapid strides to improve, and that its flonribhing state amply ve rifies all the ant icipations of the CHANCELLOR of the Excriectusa at the close of the last Session, He will, consequently, be under no necessity of funding, or of having recourse to any loan for the service of the next year. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM THE BRITISH CONSUL AT CoRUNNA, DATED AUG. 26. " According to the enclosed translation of two Royal Orders of his Catholic Majesty, it will be perceived, that if an) vessel puts into a Spanish port, by stress of weather or any other unavoidable accident, anti has Spanish coin on board, without being accompanied by said certificate, it is seizable, whether it is manifested or not; if not manifested, and it is found out, the vessel anti cargo will be confiscated, the toaster fined 500 hard dollars, costs of suits, and impri sonment of himself and the crew, till the sentence is eon firtned by the Superior Tribunal at Madrid, which generally condemns the criminals to the gallies, for periods according to the crime. Foreign coin, gold or silver bullion, are Wed as merchandize, which, if nut manifested, will be confiscated, as every thing else that is not manifested at the time the entry is made at the Custom-house." Translation of Article In, Ch. 7, of the Royal Decree and General Instruction of the Royal Revenue, dated Madrid, April 16, 1817. When any sum of Spanish money is manifested, exceeding two hard dollars per ton of the vessel's measurement, w•ithuet a certificate from the Spanish Consul resident at the port from whence she sailed, the Administrator will cause the same to be disembarked and deposited in the Treasury, and inform the Board of Revenue, and the Board will acquaint the Superintendent Secretary of State of the Revenue, fur his Majesty's determination. Translation of the Royal Order of the 14th of April, 1817, to the Intendant of Galicia, and those of other Provinces. The King, iu conformity with the exposition of the Board of Revenue, and according; to Art. 10, ch. 7, of the Instruc tion of Royal Revenue, has been pleased to order, that the Captain or Masters of foreign vessels accidentally putting in to the ports of Spain, and haying on board Spanish coin, should, under pain of confiscation, present a certificate from the Spanish Consul in such ports, specifying from whence it came, and its destination, which is communicated by Royal order for the compliance thereof. KEW, SEPT. 17.—Sir H. HALFORD and Dr. BRAND remained in attendance all night. This day Sir F. MILMAN arrived from Pinner, and Sir H. HALFORD left for Windsor, to attend his MA JESTY. The PRINCE REGENT arrived at five o'clock, and visited her MAJESTY and the rrincess AUGUSTA, and after staying about an hour, left for London, to dinner. Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT left Carlton House for Kew. _ On Monday next, being St. Matthew's Day, according to annual custom, the LoaD MaYuR, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Governors of the several Royal Hospitals, will attend divine service at Christ Church. After a sermon by the Rev. JOHN ROGERS PITMAN, A. M. they will proceed to the great Ilan in Christ's Hospital, where two ora tions will he delivered : in Latin, by FREDERICK ILIFF ; in English, by GEORGE BROOKES ; the two Scuior Scholar 4 of the Grammar School. PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE finis, SEPT. 14.—There are cases in which the infidel and the Atheist scruple not to see the hand of Providence ; these cases are such as seem to promise themselves some signal present or future advantages. 'tons the Fatalist NAPOLEON, on learning the death of Moaaau, exclaimed, " Surely the finger of Providence is there." Thus also the enemies of the House of BOURBON, of their Coun try's peace and that of Europe, affect to see in an ordinary event, the unfortunate miscarriage of her Royal Highness the Duchess of BERRY, after losing her first cl►ild within a few hours of its birth, the miraculous interposition of Providence agai►►st the perpetuity of the Royal Line of BouaßoN. Such conclusions would only be ridiculous, were they merely dictated by super stition ; but when we find them propagated by men, on whose minds Religion has no influence, we are warranted in regarding them as the work'- ings ol treasonable minds, which never lose an occasion of hatching up some motive of hope for the success of their criminal designs ; but let these men, so humble under the Usurper, so haughty under a legitimate Monarch, recollect that the cause for which MOREAU died was coin pletely successful, and that, though they by their intrigues seemed to triumph over the sacred prin ciples of truth and justice for a few months, in 1815 they again were 'obliged to shrink into their native nothingness before that real Provi dence which governs the world. It is not in the little accidents of life that we are to look for it— it is not in circumstances which seem to favour this or that party—that we are to seek the power divine, but in the grand dis pensations of Providence, embracing matters as a whole, and not descending to particu lar parts ; and looking thus at Providence, and remembering that whom be loveth he chasteneth, we see every thing promise stability and length of duration to the Royal Line of Bouts- BoN, in that very Providence which has protected it through long and unparalleled suffering, and which still makes it triumph over its most insi dious enemies. it is said, every Battaliim bryond the 90th will be included, together with a considerabl e reduction of the Artillery and Cavalry, and the Third and Fourth West India Regiments, two Battalions of the 60th Regiment, and one Battalion of the Rifle Brigade.—(Bid.) It is now admitted that the evil spirits availed themselves of the late discontents at :lancliester to promote disturbance and confusion, and excite political t unthlt. Two more persons were on Tuesday apprehended oft a warrant charging them with sedition on the occasion alluded to, and have since been committed to prison.—(lbid.) TIIEATRICAL REGISTER. Periormed Last Night. THRATRE ROYAL, DRUItY- NV.—Othello : Othello, by a Gentleman; Destlemona, by Mrs. W. West (their fiTst ap pearances on this Stage). After which,The Romp. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA, STRANo.—Bachelors' Wives. After which, The Wizard: Hohltiv Eiliof, Mr. Harley; Miss Ilderton, Miss Love. To which was added, Amateurs and Actors. o * * Fur PROVINCIAL .IouItNALS, see the First Page. MAILS. ARRIVED-1 Dublin, l Waterford. DUE.-1 'S‘reden, 1 Haat burgt., 1 Flat land, l Flanders, 1 France. STOCKS PRICE 0 THIS PAY AT T WEIN 1: o'l: LUC li - 3 per Cent. 74i ati Exch. Bills, Qd... IGs 18s, pr. 5 per Cent. N. Ann.. Oniniuni dis. India Bonds ..:7s. pr. Cons. for Account...:. 74-Uli HIGH WATER A'! LON DON BRIDGE TO -MORROW. Niumitig, 4$ minutes alter 4. Evening, 9 unnutes after 5. SIM' NEWS. DEAL, SEPT. 17.—Arrired, and remain in the Downs wind bound, the Union, Johnsen, from Bengal, last from St. Helena, sailed 27th July; Nestor, Theaker, from Calcutta, sailed 27th April, and front St. Helena 29th July; Layton, Taylor, from Calcutta; Sappho, Grier, do.; John and Ro bert, Swinton, from Jamaica; Aurora, Griffiths, from Li merick; Endeavour, Humphries, do. ; Albion, Aldridge, do. , Mariner, Ballantyne, from Berhice; the United States sloop of war Hornett, Capt. Reed, from Copenhagen for America. Some of the homeward-bound ships that arrived yesterday are still detained in the Downs by contrary winds. Five o'Clock.—Came down from the River, and sailed, the Iris, Jones, for Bombay. Doren, Seel. 17.—:Arrired off this port the Dowson, Dormer, from the West Indies; Duchess of Bedford, Lacey, front Jamaica; anti Margaret, —, from Buenos Ayres.— Came in the brig Valentine, Hancock, from Seville io London, haring cut front her anchors in the Gore in a gale of wind from N.W.—Arrived in the Roads, where site has been sup plied with anchors and cables, the Edward, Whitdridge, from Sumatra to Antwerp. Poutsmouni, Suzy. 17.—Arrived the Hope gun-brig from a cruize ; Laurel, Newman, from Jersey.—Sailed the Rover, Nichols, for Shields, and Bark, Quaker, for London. MARGATE, SEPT. 1 7.-The Thetis, Deanham, 62 days from Jamaica for London, rode the gale out last night, and is all well this morning. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 17.—The Queen transport arrived from Chatham and sailed for Deptford. Ships spoken with.—On 1 0th August, the Margaret, Allen, of London, in lat. :3. N. long. 21. 15. W. alt \veil, bound to Batavia and Calcutta—Sept. 14, the Margaret, --, of Glrrgow, boned to Demerara, in lat. 49. N. long. R. 15., all well ; by the Nestor, Thealter, arrived in the Downs from Calcutta. MELANCHOLY EVENT. CARLISLE,PENNSYLVANIA,JULY 30.—OnThurs day last a number of hands were at work (cut ting grain) on the farm of Mrs. Brady, in Rye township, Cumberland county. In the even ing, when about finishing, a heavy cloud came up from the south-west, accompanied with piercing flashes of lightning, and tremend ous claps of thunder. The hands were so much appalled that they knew not what they were about—some lost their cradles, others their rakes, all calling on God to have mercy on their .souls. Two of the hands, James Murray and Mathias Vertrieb, were struck dead in the open field. It appears that Mnrray was struck on the forehead ; his clothing was torn from his hat to his shoes. Venrich was struck on the back of his head ; his clothing was torn off his back. Moses K irkpatrick, jun. was knocked down, and WV►n. Irvine had his cheek scarred with the same flash. Kirkpatrick and Irvine were about ten rods from the deceased. Rebecca Kirkpatrick, who was in the house, from 10 to 30 rods distant, ,says, the flash appeared like a blue blaze on the floor of the house where she was ; she was cast on the floor ; how long she lay she cannot say. The corpses were both removed to the house of James Murray, and on the day folio wing were interred, in a Christian like manner, at the meeting-house, near the mouth sat the Juniata, where the Rev. Mr. Brady deliver ed a discourse suitable to the occasion. Murray ha's lett a widow and two small children to lament his untimely fate. Venrich was about sixteen years of age. GENERAL EDUCATION. --The total number of Sunday scholars in Great Britain and Ireland is about 550,000, attended by about 60,000 teachers. THE THEATRE. 0 DEUEY - LANE.-Whether the present ties* r . will be prosperous or not, time only can "`, / - c5 mine ; but that the new Managenrent dese rv e success will hardly be doubted. Four new 2e 1 ,, formers have been presented to the Public alrea dy ' and if the same activity appears in the produet io o f of dramatic novelties of equal merit, the tide popularity may turn in favour of this Thealr.e! particularly as the reduction of the prices of ath i l sion is a laudable accommodation to the nna vog i able pressure of the times. The TragedY Othello, last night, presented a new candidate I°li theatrical honours, in the person of a Genit eilli' d named CLEARY (no connection, we understao of the BURDETT Orator of that name), %I . " I r, sumed the arduous part of the noble but cre" l , loos Moor. we are informed that it was re' ll l the first public performance of this Gentleman , ae . if so, it was a very extraordinary display of th erit st Mr. CLEARLY seems to be a yout ° , man, at b el o t much under the meridian of life. His sta turei s e the middle size. He possesses a powerful vai c 3 i and of a very pleasing tone. He evinced d eril lc ot knowledge of the part, and if his gesture was n et marked by elaborate elegance, it had the h er b' recommendation of appearing to be suggeste, d , i e feeling. There was nothing affected to 11 ' 5 , t portnrent or utterance, but the whole of his 8-, log was marked by natural simplicity. He wr never inattentive; but by his action, while 01 " - t characters were speaking, displayed a constl e adherence to the character. He was very warn' applauded throughout, and the applause seen ie , to be the pure effusion of the general senlie le , The new Desdemona who appeared on this tlc- 16 sion was Mrs. WEST, who made a very favour s he impression on the public a few years ago ° I . , other Theatre, as Miss COoKE. It was evi ue ,:o from her whole performance last nights 7 ; 5 , she has not been inattentive to her sion, for her promise. heretofore was bi n e ed by the interesting and judicious toS ti of in which she supported her part. She is: g o o; pretty young woman. Her action was.unarie, - je g She manifested a playful simplicity and ade c : o 4 tenderness as the occasion required, and yee el o o warm marks of public approbation. EEN° ° f, 0 1 for the first time assumed the part of rao,l o o , though perhaps his action in general was r e oa t dant for the " calm thinking *illaia vfr i bd. black blood runs temperately bad," yet 0 . 13 whole his performance was respectable, and s ° r audience conceived, by the favourable notal n e re t • which he was received. The farce was The ,doll in which Mrs. ALSOP displayed no small p O.- of hereditary humour. CHELTENHAM, SErr. 17. We have at present the most fashionabl e ' pany that has visited Cheltenham this seas° ll ' 4 - 0 the extent of the morning assemblage at the "TV proves that it is also the most numeronst...re Ball on Monday last, at the Assembly Itoo nto, P dt i sented an almost unprecedented display of be se' and fashion ; indeed the whole of the late 0 4 A meets of this kind have been splendidly att e " * Jl o( On Fridays, quadrilles form a source of peg at'' attraction, and the halls on those nigh° nearly equal to the Monday assemblies. se I° ,l ' It is with much pleasure we announce , 'i iew tended formation of a Society, to be denonlylneve the Cheltenham Benevolent Instit u tion. ‘ v i g derstand the great object of this Society k i ll, in furtherance of the well-known endesynt'd th 4 the Magistrates to expel from the streets an ro ot° public walks, that horde of beggars and v a g ri geo which are the daily annoyance of every re s9 foes' and to co-operate with the several Medica l stn's tlemen and the Dispensary, to whose gcs ti k attendance, advice, and medicine, th e sic ,' ' id infirm poor are already so much intiebteesestf supplying the afflicted with such little nr 4 t hei ( charities for their comfort and support ! l ' o f tb ° weak and debilitated state as the fund' Of time Society will admit, or as, in the judgment 00 o Faculty, shall be needful for the res torsil health. set tl' s Mrs. Ashes last Benefit Concert th A e 0 00 0 b!y Rooms was honoured with a very ll", rgl io w / r and brilliant assemblage of the highe st vo te: oor a We never heard Mrs. Ashe in fitter Italian Scena, which ended the first act, %r is 01 with the most impressive energy, an d s a i deP 9 l lowed to stand unrivalled in the balk" ‘ ,,aes s j meat ; her " Castilian Maid" called ford' bi § be e encore.—The Misses Ashe highly dis tin s g o at li l , themselves in their respective solo pie„ or d l Harp and Piano-forte, and were loudly en; ost , co' a Spanish duet, which they sung in 11 10 OS re so he o n ., chanting manner.—Mr.Ashe's Flute ceived with unbounded applause, and t c oo. 4 performance gave the most general sods° „ tre for t., Mr. Woodward presided at the Piano-. ateß -OP showed great judgment in his accomparn .oso ic es The preparations for lighting .thus : say e gas are nearly completed ; workmen sir = r itec busily employed (luting the last te n day of 4 , ing tin: lamp posts, and no doubt e 9 . 1 1 ' 10 . o gre {, contractors being enabled to lu ifilt o a n ment, by lighting the town on time the es of Considerable praise is due to them for ye ne9te. lency of their arrangements , which Iv"soy N o perfected this extensive work nith nut iJs ° vial annoyance to our visitors. jog a Cub-h nel o b ee j THE BERKELEY We f t began in our vicinity, and the fore s ur ,..i t tag , t o found well preserved in Chedworth, le'sterdir)foo \Vest Woods. The hounds went i Y i , e d 14, t V Great Grove ; the y h ave been preve d ' oes , or o f want of rain, and the consequen t har , c t, al b l a og ground, from having much sport as ),00rt l' first day they killed a fox, after ,ters hi A re to ba from Chedwurth Wood, The Wur ce ,„ rt isev is broken up, and the hounds are an" sold by auction. 0: t - ie b r a e HAR'RoGATE.—Never was thi s ce of l b tp i ' • ; t ors t oo tering-place so crowded with vls y 0 11 layE t‘ diStifyion as it has been for the 9' 10 gev'os and still continues. . time tg, On Wednesday, the 16:h instani,P o r tia r oo 11.1 3 d oi WARD REED, 13. A. Curate of - I WO gate, was unanimously elected tu o ist. Lectureship of the United Parishes the Martyr and St. Margaret: I Ppi 0 Th tnd, E , (l ee i i R att , ea D e h e II POsi S t thr,: I 'll, Mui r 6 11 li Tlll „ O lt , •C tv el (.:()I, It)r